Graduate Women in Science - Richmond, VA Chapter

Happy International Women's Day! How will you celebrate?

Interesting to think about how education in graduate programs will change:

How Diversity Training Infuriates Men and Fails Women But diversity training angers the people it’s meant to educate

Came across this article today and wanted to share!

Grad School Is Hard on Mental Health. Here’s an Antidote. Science-communication training can give researchers perspective on their work and gird them against impostor syndrome.

A great read for a Monday!

How to Stay Insanely Self-Motivated, According to Science It is easy to set a goal — we do it all the time. Staying motivated to achieve those goals, well that’s a different story.

Happy Monday everyone!

Our is Alison Murray! Dr. Murray is a biochemist and Antarctic researcher, who demonstrated the existence of microbial life within an ice-sealed Antarctic lake.

Our is Evelyn Boyd Granville! Dr. Granville worked on projects for the Apollo program, including celestial mechanics and trajectory computation, and continues to be a strong advocate for women's education in technology.

This is the real secret of life – to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play. – Alan Wilson Watts

Our is Maryam Mirzakhani! Dr. Mirzakhani was both the first woman and the first Iranian to be honored with the Fields Metal, the most prestigous award in mathematics. Sadly Dr. Mirzakhani passed away due to breast cancer on July 14, 2017.

Our is Mae Jemison! Dr. Jemison is the first African American woman to travel in space. She went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992.

If anyone else is in need of some tips to stay on top of things, here's a good read.

The Single Best Way To Stay Motivated Every Single Day While there are many great tools to drive and maintain motivation, one is more important than all the others.

Very cool!

How Men Can Help Women in STEM: Shut Up, Sit Back and Listen In other words, pay attention to women who have stories to tell about how STEM has failed them, and learn how you can make a difference